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RSB: 42/2013 HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU DATED: 30th APRIL, 2020 GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 04/2020

In supersession of the General Circulars No. 02/2004

dated 21.12.2004, 3/2008 dated 07.02.2008, 11/2016 dated

04.10.2016, 12/2016 dated 04.10.2016 and 1/2018 dated

01.02.2018 issued previously regarding norms prescribed for

disposal of cases by the Judicial Officers of District Judiciary in

the State, the revised norms are issued as per Annexure- I to IV

appended to this circular. The revised norms shall come into

effect from 01.07.2020.

BY ORDER OF THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT Sd/- (RAJENDRA BADAMIKAR)

REGISTRAR GENERAL

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No.Cadre of Judges

Unit

Fixed

Prl. District & Sessions Judges 12.00

Addl.District & Sessions Judges 14.00

Prl. City Civil & Sessions Judge 12.00

Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judges 14.00

3

Special Courts dealing with Prevention of Corruption

Act, CBI/CID cases, NIA Act Cases, Criminal cases

against MP/MLA's

10.00

Prl. Judge Family Court 12.00

Addl. Judges of Family court 14.00

5 Presiding Officers of Labour Court & Industrial Tribunal 12.00

6 Presiding Officer of KSTAT 150.00

7 Presiding Officer of Wakf Tribunal 12.00

Chief Judge of Small Cause Court 12.00

Addl. Judges of Small Cause Court 14.00

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate 12.00

Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrates 14.00

Spl. Court for Economic Offences 12.00

Prl. Senior Civil Judge & CJM 12.00

Addl. Senior Civil Judge & CJM 14.00

11 Civil Judge & JMFC 14.00

12Metropolitan Magistrte Traffic Courts (MMTC) in

Bengaluru City

13 Special Metropolitan Magistrate Court (Railways)

14 Sales Tax Court in Bengaluru City

2

4

8

9

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(SRIDEVI S ANGADI)

REGISTRAR (REVIEW & STATISTICS)

ANNEXURE - I

Units Prescribed for each Cadre of Judicial Officers per month.

Quantitative Assessment

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10

No

Norms

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I.

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No.Category of Cases Unit Fixed

1 Original Suit (Contested) 1.00

i. Petition u/s 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act

1996 (A.P/A.A/A.S)/Com. A.P.1.00

ii. Application U/s. 9 of the A & C Act (A.A/Com A.A) 0.25

3 Election Petition 1.00

4 P&SC Case ( Contested) 1.00

Miscellaneous Case:i. case filed u/s 24 of CPC,

0.08

ii. case filed u/O IX Rules 9&13 of CPC (Contested) 0.25

iii. Any other cases not specified above 0.08

Annexure-II

Units for City Civil and Sessions Judges, Bengaluru and District

& Sessions Judges

5

2

6 MVC Case 0.25

7 Regular Appeal 0.50

8

Land Acquisition Casea) LAC (Individual not covered by Judgment)

b) LAC (clubbed not covered by Judgment)

c) LAC (Individual covered by Judgment)

d) LAC (Clubbed covered by Judgment)

e) LAC u/s 30.

0.33

0.17

0.12

0.08

1.00

9

LAC Appeal (M.A)i. LAC Appeal (6 appeals arising out of common

notification not covered by Judgment)

ii. LAC Appeal (clubbed covered by Judgment)

iii. LAC Appeal (arising from individual LA matters)

0.10

0.05

0.10

10EAT Appeal under Karnataka Education Act (M.A(EAT))i. if Appeal is decided after recording evidence

ii. if Appeal is decided without recording evidence

1.00

0.50

a) Appeal against an order of injunction U/O 39 Rule

1, 2, 2A & 4 (M.A)0.25

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b) Other Miscellaneous Appeal 0.12

12 Rent Revision Petition (RRP) 0.50

13 Review Petition 0.25

14

Execution Casei. involving determination of adjudication of claims &

objections or setting aside sale or third party claims

u/o. XXI Rule 58,90,91,97,98 & 100.

ii. if Execution Case/ Com. Exe. is closed for full

satisfaction in usual course

iii. Application u/s 47 of CPC filed in execution

proceedings or independently.

1.00

0.10

0.25

15Execution Appeal (E.A)i. arising out of order passed u/o XXI Rules 58,97,98, r/w Rules

100,101 of CPC.

0.50

16Com. Misc.i. Case filed under sec. 31 & 32 of KSFC Act.

ii. Other Misc. Case

1.00

0.08

17 P. Miscellaneous case 0.10

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17 P. Miscellaneous case 0.10

18 G&WC case relating to property of the minor. 0.10

19

Final Decree Proceedings (arising out of Partition Suits,

Mortgage Suits, Partnership Suits, Trust Cases)i. Proceedings involving determination of objections

relating to equitable partition or third party claims

ii. Proceedings other than cases relating to equitable

partition or third party claims

1.00

0.50

20 Insolvency Case (Contested) 0.50

21

Compromise through ADRi. in the Court

ii. through mediation

iii. by way of Lok-Adalath

0.10

22 Uncontested/Ex-parte Case/ uncontested P&SC 0.12

23 Framing of Issues per case 0.02

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1 Session Case (Contested) 1.00

2Special Case filed under Prevention of Corruption Act.i. Disproportionate Asset

ii. Trap Case

2.00

1.00

3Special Case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act)1.00

4

Special Case filed under the Prevention of Atrocities on

schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes Act i. if IPC offence is involved

ii. if IPC offence not involved

1.00

0.25

5Special case filed under Prevention of Atrocities on

Women Act, 20161.00

Special case filed under Prevention of Children from

Criminal

6Special case filed under Prevention of Children from

Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act, 2012.1.00

7Special case filed under Prevention of Money Laundering

Act, 20021.00

8

Spl. case under Electricity Act, 2003

i. if IPC offence is involved

ii. if IPC offence is not involved

1.00

0.25

9 Spl. Case filed under Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940 1.00

10Special case filed under National Investigation Agency

Act, 20082.00

11

CBI Casei. Disproportionate Asset

ii. Trap Case

iii. Ordinary Sessions case

2.00

1.00

1.00

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12

Special case filed under Mines and Minerals

(Development & Regulations) Act, 1957

i. if IPC offence is involved

ii. if IPC offence is not involved

1.00

0.50

13

Special case filed under Karnataka Protection of Interest

of Depositors in Financial Establishment (KPIDFE) Act,

2004

2.00

14Special case filed under Karnataka Control of Organized

Crimes Act (COCA), 20001.50

15Special case exclusively deal with the Criminal cases

against MP/MLAs1.00

16 CID Case 1.00

17 Criminal Appeal 0.50

18 Criminal Revision Petition 0.10

19i. PCR

ii. PCR converted into CC/Spl. C.C.

0.10

0.50ii. PCR converted into CC/Spl. C.C. 0.50

20Bail application filed u/s 438 & 439 of Cr.P.C whether

registered as Criminal Misc. or not.0.08

21Discharge application filed u/s 227 & 239 of Cr.P.C

(Contested).0.10

22 Framing of Charge 0.02

23

Recording of Evidence in Civil (excluding affidavit

evidence) & Criminal cases/ Examination of the accused

U/s. 313 of Cr.P.C. for 50 pages

0.10

24 Orders on Application u/s. 319 Cr.P.C. (Contested) 0.10

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II.


2 Matrimonial Case (MC) 1.00

3G&WC case relating to person of the minor ( Contested)

0.50

Miscellaneous Case:i. case filed u/s 24 of CPC,

0.08

ii. case filed u/O IX Rules 9&13 of CPC (Contested) 0.25

iii. Any other cases not specified above 0.08


6 Final Decree Proceedings (Contested) 0.50

7 Criminal Miscellaneous Case filed u/s 125 & 127 Cr.PC 0.20

8Criminal Miscellaneous case filed for recovery of

maintenance (if closed for full satisfaction).0.10

9Execution Case (if closed for full satisfaction in usual

course).0.10

4

Units for Family Court Judges

9course).

0.10

10 Uncontested/Ex-parte Case 0.12

11




0.10


13Recording of Evidence for 50 pages (excluding affidavit

evidence ) 0.10

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III.

Ref. U/Sec. 10(1)(c) of the ID Act.

i. Cases relating to provisions under Sec.10(1)(C ) of ID Act

(Employment and Workmen)

ii. Cases relating to provisions under Section 10(1) of ID Act/Other

Reference

2 Ref.U/Sec. 2(A) of the ID Act 1.00

3 Ref. U/Sec.2(k) of the ID Act 1.00

4 Appln U/sec.33(B) (2)of the ID Act. 0.12

5 Appln U/sec.33(C ) (3) of the ID Act. 0.12

6 Appln U/sec.33 (C ) (2) of the ID Act. 0.12

7 U/sec.33 (A) Proceedings of IDAct. 0.50

8 E.S.I Application u/s 75 of the ESI Act. 0.25

Units for Presiding Officers of Labour Courts/Industrial

Tribunals

1.001

8 E.S.I Application u/s 75 of the ESI Act. 0.25

9 Misc. Application 0.10

10 Medical Appeal Case under ESI Act. 0.10

11 Appeals under Section 6 of the Standing Orders Act 0.50

12 Petition u/s. 10(4A) of ID Act. 0.50

13 Ex-parte/Uncontested case 0.12

14




0.10


evidence ) 0.10

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IV.

1 Appeal (Section-89)

2 Revision Petitions (Section-90)

out

of

work

for

the P

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KST

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per

month

.

Units for Karnataka State Transport Appellate Tribunal (KSTAT)

3 Miscellaneous

V.

1 Original Suit under Wakf Act 1.00

2 Application under Wakf Act 0.25

3 Appeal under Wakf Act 0.50


evidence ) 0.10

Units for Wakf Tribunal M

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150 A

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VI.

1Small Cause Case (Contested)ii. relating to ejectment

i. relating to recovery of money.

1.00

0.25

2 MVC Case 0.25

3 HRC Case 0.50

4 Employee's Compensation Act (ECA) 0.25

5Execution Case (if closed for full satisfaction in usual

course)0.10

6

Miscellaneous Case

i. case filed under Order 9 Rule 9 & 13 of CPC (Contested)

ii. Any other cases not specified above.

0.25

0.08


8 NI Act Case 0.50

Units for Court of Small Causes

8 NI Act Case 0.50

9 Uncontested/Ex-parte Case 0.12

10




0.10


evidence ) 0.10

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VII.

1IPC Offencei. CC for offences punishable u/s 406, 408 & 409 of IPC

ii. CC for all other IPC offence

2.00

0.50

2 CC (investigation by CBI) 2.00

3 Negotiable Instruments Act Case 0.50

4

CC under other lawsi. RTA Cases

ii. KP Act

iii. Minimum Wages Act

iv. Contract Labour Act

v. Payment of Wages Act

vi. Equipment Wages Act

vii. Child Labour Act

viii. Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishments Act.

Ix. Indian Arms Act

x. Karnataka Forest Act

xi. Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

xii. Explosive Substances Act

xiii. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

xiv. Karnataka Excise Act

xv. BWSSB Act.

0.25

Units for CMM Courts in Bengaluru City

xv. BWSSB Act.

xvi. Prize Chits & Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act

xvii. Factories Act

xvii. COPTA Act

xviii. NDPS Act

xix. ITP Act.

xx. Copy Rights Act.

xxi. KMC Act xxii. Legal Metrology Act

xxiii. KOPD Act

xxiv. Cases filed uner any other Law not specified above

5

Criminal Miscellaneousi. cases under the Registration of Births & Deaths Act

ii. Sec. 14 of SARFAESI Act

iii. Surety proceedings

iv. any other type of cases not specified above

0.10

6Crl. Case registered under Intellectual Property Rights

(IPR) Act0.50

7

Case under Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of

Children ) Act,2015

i. if offence is triable by Court of Session

ii. other offences.

1.00

0.50

8 Petty Case (per case) 0.10

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9N.I. Act case ending in compromise after evidence is

recorded0.10

10 i. PCR

ii. PCR converted to CC

0.10

0.50

11 Case decided by Compromise by way of Lok Adalath 0.10

12 Framing of Charge per case 0.02

13 Discharge application in warrant trial cases (Contested) 0.10

14

Recording of Evidence/ Examination of the accused u/s.

313 of Cr.P.C. / Recording of sworn statement in cases

other than N.I. Act/ Recording of statement of witnesses

u/s. 164 of Cr.P.C. for 50 pages

0.10

15 Orders on Application u/s. 319 CrPC (Contested) 0.10

Other Lawi. Central Excise & Salt Act

ii. Income Tax Act

Special Courts for Economic Offences in Bengaluru City

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ii. Income Tax Act

iii. Companies Act

iv. Railway Property Petition

v. Customs Act

vi. ESI Act

vii. Drugs & Cosmetics Act

viii. Official Liquidator

ix. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act

x. Wealth Tax Act

xi. Employees Provident Fund Act.

xii. any other cases not specified above

0.50

2 Criminal Miscellaneous Case 0.10

3i. PCR


0.10

0.50



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Recording of Evidence/ Examination of the accused u/s.

313 of Cr.P.C. / Recording of sworn statement /

Recording of statement of witnesses u/s. 164 of Cr.P.C.

for 50 pages

0.10

VIII


2 Regular Appeal (RA) 0.50

a) Miscellaneous Appeal (MA) against an order

of injunction under Order 39 Rules 1, 2, 2A & 40.25

b) Other Miscellaneous Appeal 0.12

4 MVC Case 0.25

5


Mortgage Suits, Partnership Suits)i. Proceedings involving determination of objections



1.00

Units for Senior Civil Judge & CJM

3


partition or third party claims. 0.50

6



u/o XXI Rule 58,90,91,97,98 & 100.

ii. if Execution Case is closed for full satisfaction in

usual course



1.00

0.10

0.25

7Small Cause Case (Contested)i. relating to ejectment

ii. relating to recovery of money.

1.00

0.25

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8 Probate & Succession Certificate Case (Contested) 1.00

9 Cases under Employee's Compensation Act (ECA) 0.25

10 Election Petition 1.00

11

Land Acquisition Casea) LAC (Individual not covered by Judgment)

b) LAC (clubbed not covered by Judgment)

c) LAC (Individual. covered by Judgment)

d) LAC (Clubbed covered by Judgment)

e) LAC u/s 30.

0.33

0.17

0.12

0.08

1.00

12Miscellaneous Case filed under Order 9 Rules 9 & 13

CPC (contested)0.25

13 P. Misc. Case 0.10

14 Matrimonial Case (MC) 1.00

15 G&WC case relating to person of the minor (Contested) 0.50


17 Insolvency Petition (Contested) 0.50

18




0.10

19 Uncontested/Ex-parte Case/ Uncontested P&SC 0.12


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1

IPC Offencei. CC for offences punishable u/s 406, 408 & 409 of

IPC

ii. CC for all other IPC offence

2.00

0.50

2

i. NI Act case (Contested)

ii. N.I. Act case ending in compromise after evidence is

recorded

iii Case decided by Compromise by way of Lok Adalath

0.50

0.10

0.10

3 Criminal Miscellaneous Matters (excluding bail matters) 0.10

4

Case under Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of

Children ) Act,2015i. if offence is triable by Court of Session

ii. other offences.

1.00

0.50

5 Criminal Case under other laws 0.25

6 Summary Trial Case 0.10

Crl. Case registered under Intellectual Property Rights

Criminal


Act 0.50

8 i. PCR


0.10

0.50



11



U/s. 313 of Cr.P.C./ Recording of sworn statement in

cases other than N.I. Act/ Recording of statement of

witnesses u/s. 164 of Cr.P.C. for 50 pages

0.10


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IX


2 HRC Case 0.50

3Miscellaneous Case filed under Order 9 Rules 9 & 13

CPC (contested)0.25

4


Mortgage Suits, Partnership Suits)i. Proceedings involving determination of objections



partition or third party claims.

1.00

0.50

5



u/o XXI Rule 58,90,91,97,98 & 100.1.00

Units for Civil Judge & JMFC

5 u/o XXI Rule 58,90,91,97,98 & 100.

ii. if Execution case is closed for full satisfaction in

usual course



0.10

0.25


7 Probate & Succession Certificate Case(Contested) 1.00

8

Compromise through ADR (all type of cases including

PLC & petty case)i. in the Court



0.10

9 Uncontested/Ex-parte Case/ Uncontested P&SC 0.12


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1 IPC Case 0.50

2 Case under Other Law 0.25

3 Criminal Miscellaneous Case filed u/s 125 & 127 of CrPC 0.20

4

i. NI Act case (Contested)

ii. N.I. Act case ending in compromise after evidence is

recorded

iii Case decided by Compromise by way of Lok Adalath

0.50

0.10

0.10


Act 0.50

6Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed under Protection of

Women from Domestic Violence Act.0.50

7

Criminal Miscellaneous case

i. surety proceedings under Sec. 446 Cr.P.C.

ii. Registration of Birth & Death

iii. Proceedings u/s 340 Cr.P.C. (Prosecution for

contempt)

iv. Criminal Miscellaneous case filed for recovery of

maintenance (if closed for full satisfaction)

0.10

Criminal

maintenance (if closed for full satisfaction)

v. any other cases not specified above

8 Petty Case (per case) 0.10

9i. PCR


0.10

0.50



12



U/s. 313 of Cr.P.C. /Recording of sworn statement in

cases other than N.I. Act/ Recording of statement of

witnesses u/s. 164 of Cr.P.C. for 50 pages

0.10

13 Holding inquest by JMFC u/s. 176 of Cr.P.C. 0.10


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No.Nature of I.A. Unit Fixed

1I.A filed under Order 39 Rules 1, 2, & 4 CPC

(Injunction Application) (Contested)0.25

2I.A filed under Order 22 Rules 3 & 4 (enquiry

contemplated u/r 5) (Contested)0.20

3I.A filed under Order 40 Rule 1 (Appointment of

Receiver)(Contested)0.25

4Supplementary Application filed under Sec. 94 CPC

(Contested )0.25

5IA filed u/o 39 Rule 2-A CPC (disobedience or breach of

injunction)(Contested)0.25

6IA filed u/o 1 Rule 10 CPC (striking out or adding

parties)0.08

7IA filed u/o 6 Rule 17 CPC (amendment of pleadings)

(Contested)0.08

8 IA filed u/o 7 Rule 11 CPC (rejection of plaint) 0.25

9Finding given on preliminary issue u/o 14 Rule 2 CPC

whether application filed or not0.25

10IA filed u/o 26 Rules 9,10A,10B,10C of CPC

(appointment of Commissioner)(Contested)0.10

11IA filed u/s 5 of the Limitation Act (condonation of

delay) (Contested)0.10

12IA filed for child custody and visitation rights in MC

and G&WC Case.(Contested)0.25

13

IA filed u/s 24 of Hindu Marriage Act or similar

application under any other Act for interim

maintenance (Contested)

0.25

14Holding enquiry as an Enquiry Officer in disciplinary

proceedings and submitting reports 0.50

ANNEXURE-III

Interlocutory Applications in Civil Cases

(Applicable to all cadre of Judges)

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Annexure- IV

GENERAL GUIDE-LINES

(Applicable to all Cadres of Judges)

1. The Revised Norms shall come into effect from 01.07.2020

2. General Circulars issued previously regarding Norms for disposal of cases are superseded. The revised norms will prevail over earlier guidelines/Instructions/Circulars.

3. The Judicial Officer should submit monthly statement of disposal of cases every month to the Hon’ble High Court so as to reach to Hon’ble High Court on or before 05th of each succeeding calendar month. Delay will be viewed seriously. The Prl. District & Sessions Judge of each District to ensure that monthly statement of the Courts working within his/her Unit are sent to Hon’ble High Court in time.

4. The Judgments/Orders which are actually dictated, typed,

signed and pronounced in open court and which are duly uploaded on the website/server (except the Judgment/Orders of Family courts, POCSO Cases, Rape Cases) before the end of that calendar month shall only be shown in the statement. The Judgment/Orders which are incomplete in the sense not fully dictated, not got typed, not signed and not uploaded on the website as on the end of that calendar month can not be shown in the monthly statement. The Judicial Officer should also ensure that quality of Judgments/ Orders is maintained while disposal of cases.

5. For District & Sessions Judges and City Civil & Sessions

Judges: There shall be disposal of 6 Sessions Cases, 4 Regular Civil Appeals and 25% of overall disposals shall be of oldest cases pending on the file of the respective Courts.

6. For Senior Civil Judge & CJM and Judges of Small Causes

Court in Bengaluru City: There shall be minimum disposals of 4 Original Suits and 8 Regular Appeals by considered Judgments.

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In the monthly disposals of Presiding Officers of Small Causes Court, there shall be minimum disposals of 12 HRC cases. Apart from this, importance shall be given for disposal of MVC & other cases. The aggregate disposals per month shall consist of 25% of old cases, pending on the file of the respective Courts.

7. For Civil Judges & JMFC: The monthly disposals shall consist

of disposal of 6 Original Suits on merits and 25% of overall disposals shall be of the oldest cases, pending on the files of the respective Courts.

8. The Judicial Officer should make an effort to ensure that both

Civil and Criminal and all other type of cases on their file be disposed in equal proportion having regard to Pendency, age of cases, sensitivity and urgency involved in those cases.

9. The Judicial Officer shall ensure that Civil/ Criminal cases in which Senior Citizens, Women & Child, Ex-service men/women, Differently abled persons etc., are involved be given priority. The directions issued by Hon’ble Supreme Court and Hon’ble High Court regarding time bound disposal should be honoured in letter and spirit and such cases shall be disposed of with in time frame.

10. If Cases of any category other than LAC/LAC Appeal are

disposed of in a batch, full rate of unit prescribed for that category of cases will be given for the first case in the batch & 50% of the rating fixed for that category of cases will be given for the rest of the cases in the batch.

Illustration: 1.

� 20 MVC cases clubbed and disposed by common Judgment.

� 1 MVC = 0.25 unit. � for first case: 0.25 unit � for remaining 19 cases: 19 x 0.125 = 2.38 � Total = 2.63 units.

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2. � 15 Original suits clubbed and disposed by common

Judgment. � 1 O.S.= 1 Unit � for first case: 1 unit � for remaining 14 suits : 14 x 0.50 = 7 units � Total = 8 units

11. In a split up case, if an accused is secured later and tried with other accused in original case, no additional units would be given.

12. If in a month the Judicial Officer has worked for less than the number of actual working days owing to availing EL/Maternity Leave/ Paternity Leave, attending training/other official duty, Civil Court Vacation, Closure of Courts (Casual Leave not included) for such month, Units shall be proportionate to the number of days actually worked by him/her.

13. For newly recruited Civil Judge & JMFC and District & Sessions Judge:

• During First Induction Course : No Remarks

• After first Induction Course for first two months: No Quota

• For next two months, the Judicial Officer shall turnout minimum 25% of the prescribed quota. However, the Judicial Officer should make serious & consistent efforts to dispose more number of cases and to reach minimum quota prescribed.

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• For next two months, the Judicial Officer shall turnout minimum 50% of the Prescribed quota. However, the Judicial Officer should make serious & consistent efforts to dispose more number of case and to reach minimum quota prescribed.

• Thereafter, the Judicial Officer shall turnout 100% of the prescribed quota.

• Thereafter, only for actual Training Period quota is exempted.

14. For the purpose of review, the work turned out by the Judicial

Officer in each quarter shall be taken into account and excess or short fall of unit in the respective month shall be given set of in the said quarter.

Illustration:

• Units prescribed for Addl. District & Sessions Judge:14 Units

• Norms achieved by the officer for the month of January : 15 Units

• Norms achieved by the officer for the month of February : 15 Units

• Norms achieved by the officer for the month of March : 12 Units

• Total Units Achieved 42 Units

• Excess units reached for the month of January and February will be counted against March.

• Remarks for the first Quarter : Quota Reached

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15. Grading: Performance of the Judicial Officer shall be assessed in the following manner:

i. where the turn out of work is twice

the units fixed : Excellent

ii. where the turn out of work is 1 ½

times the units fixed : Very Good

iii. where the turn out work is between

the units fixed and 1 ½ times the

units fixed : Good

iv. where the turn out work is just

units fixed : Satisfactory

v. where the turn out of work less than

the units fixed : Unsatisfactory

16. If the Judicial Officer whose turn out of work is less than the units fixed, should send his/her explanations along with the periodical statement. The Principal District & Sessions Judge should ensure that the explanation for low disposal is forwarded along with the statement. If the explanations are not forwarded along with the statement, it shall be presumed that the concerned Judicial Officer has no explanation to offer and further action will be taken accordingly.

17. If the explanation submitted by the Judicial Officer for low

disposal is accepted, the same shall be treated as “Satisfactory” and the record be corrected accordingly.

18. The Registrar (Statistics & Review) shall randomly select,

examine the statement and Judgment referred to in the statement and in case of any discrepancy or violation of norms, same shall be placed before the concerned Administrative Judge for evaluating the performance of such a Judicial Officer.

19. The Committee has also found during the course of formulating

the norms that some of the Courts particularly, Special Courts established in the Districts under various enactment like

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Prevention of Corruption Act, National Investigation Act, Labour Courts Act, Industrial Dispute Act, Family Courts Act, POCSO Act, KSTAT, Wakf Tribunal and Commercial Courts have very less number of cases. The Registrar (Review & Statistics) in consultation with Registrar General has to bring it to the notice of the Hon’ble High Court as and when it finds inadequacy of cases and suggest the steps to be taken by the Hon’ble High Court, to extract optimum work from the concerned Judicial Officers by entrusting additional/concurrent work to them.

20. The Judicial Officers who are entrusted with additional/concurrent charge of any other Court or work, shall give first preference and prominence to their Court cases and there shall be at least 50% of the work from their Court and rest may from the concurrent Court.

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